2018 Music Review

Music Recommendations of 2018

The year was 2018 and the music was... mostly forgettable. Lots of great artists released music last year, but I felt like most of it just didn't hook me like other releases. There really wasn't much this year that I truly loved in music releases. Everything just felt FINE. There wasn't a lot of terrible music, but there also wasn't a lot of great music. My favorite album of last year by far was Mae's latest album " Multisensory Aesthetic Experience". It was the only album that I think exceeded expectations and really captured my attention more than any other release. Anyway, here's a list of albums if you are interested. Please send me other albums that I missed > > >

* Next to albums I REALLY liked.

Electronic:
CHVRCHES - Love is Dead *

Phangs - Happy Season

Emo/Post-Hardcore:

Lydia - Liquor *
Mewithoutyou - Untitled
Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me *

Indie Rock:
Mae - Multisensory Aesthetic Experience* (the best album)
Tokyo Police Club - TPC
Young the Giant - Mirror Master *
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
Fratellis - In Your Own Sweet Time
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino *
Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer
Interpol - Marauder
Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
Superchunk - What a Time to Be Alive
Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
Beach House - 7
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - How To:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Sex & Food
La Luz - Floating Features
Bella & Sebastian - How to Solve Our Human Problems


Folk/Singer-Songwriter:
Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps *
The Milk Carton Kids - All the Things That I Did...
Punch Brothers - All Ashore
Boygenius - EP
Vocal Few - Grand Pre
Josh White & Josh Garrels - Self Titled EP

Pop Rock

Loyals - Loyals *
Jukebox the Ghost - Off to the Races *
You Me at Six - VI
The 1975 - (please shorten your albums titles)
Fickle Friends - You Are Someone Else
The Aces - When My Heart Felt Volcanic *
Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises

Pop Punk/Punk

Waterparks - Entertainment

Trash Boat - Crown Shyness
MxPx - MxPx *
The Longshot - Love is for Losers
Tiny Moving Parts - Swell
The Wonder Years - Sister Cities

Alternative (Or close enough)

Reign of Kindo - Happy However After *
Thrice - Palms
Manic Street Preachers - Resistance is Futile
Twenty-One Pilots - Trench *

Pop

Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind
Bishop Briggs - White Flag/Church of Scars *
Janelle Monae- Dirty Computer
Mat Kearney - CRAZYTALK
Hayley Kiyoko - Expectations
Ariana Grande - Sweetener
Miya Folik - Premonitions